Place profile · Donabate, Co. Fingal

Is Donabate a good place to live?

Where Donabate sits.

Co. Fingal · 15 bus stops · 1 rail.

26 min
drive to Dublin

Ranked #8 in Fingal for quality of life.

68/100
#27 nationally
Local economy85
Environment82
Schools & education82
Transport & services79
Family & community71
Safety48
Affordability29

Homes sell for €431,718.

€383,260€520,625
↑ +9.4%6.1% new-build456 sales / 2yr

A working local economy.

85/100
Local economy score

Clean, green surrounds.

82/100
Environment score

Schools on the up.

82/100
Schools & education score

The community here.

9,092 people.

Who lives here.

51%
third-level
54%
professional
7.3%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

78.9% own13.5% rent4.9% social

For sale in Donabate right now.

6 Beaverbrook
5-bed · Detached
€1,275,000
27 Beaverbrook
5-bed · Detached House
€1,150,000
Hawthorne
5-bed · Detached House
€975,000
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The honest trade-offs.

↓ Affordability 29/100

Compare with nearby towns.

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Sale prices from the Property Price Register (rolling 24 months). Quality of Life averages seven equal-weighted dimensions from 40+ metrics across 13 public datasets (CSO census + SAPS, Garda crime, SEAI, EPA, DES schools, GTFS). Population is CSO Census 2022; the “on the up” trajectory compares 2016→2022. Figures refresh daily · an area assessment, not advice on a specific property. Updated 2026.